M1 crash J33–J34 northbound

Live Still reported at 19:13 UK time, since 17:38 (1 h 36 min).

Crash on the M1 northbound at J33–J34 on Tuesday 13 October 2026, from 17:38. Still reported at 19:13 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

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   M1 northbound · J33–J34

   Collision

   since 17:38 (1 h 36 min)

   TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×4

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Timeline

1. 17:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
2. 17:38 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
3. 17:47 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~8 min
4. 17:51 TomTom: collision, “Accident, Lane closed”
5. 17:58 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
6. 18:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min (reported again)
7. 18:14 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~16)
8. 18:19 TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~24)
9. 18:23 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~33), “Queuing traffic”
10. 18:24 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
11. 18:28 TomTom: now says collision, “Slow traffic, Accident”
12. 18:33 TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”, delay ~8 min
13. 18:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Accident”
14. 18:38 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
15. 18:51 TomTom no longer reports it
16. 19:00 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
17. 19:00 National Highways: lane closure lifted

What the sources said

• Slow traffic, Accident
• Accident, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound within J34).
• M1 northbound within J34
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J33 and J34).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J21A–J22 · 16:34, cleared after 2 h 4 min
• M1 closed J33–J32 southbound · 16:27, cleared after 2 h 12 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northbound · 16:25, cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M1 closed J31 northbound · 15:57, cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M1 stopped traffic J22–J23 · 08:22, cleared after 32 min
• M1 crash J8 southbound · yesterday 14:38, cleared after 44 min
• M1 crash J31–J32 northbound · yesterday 13:35, cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J32–J33 northbound · yesterday 09:57, cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M1 crash J34–J33 southbound · yesterday 09:57, cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M1 reported crash J28–J29 northbound · Sun 23:11, cleared after 46 min

About this page

This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.